17:05 Doncaster

Saturday 27 April 2024

All17:0517:4018:1018:4019:1019:4520:15

Trevor Beasley 80 Years Old Handicap

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 3m 26.67s

(6)

Swinging London^b,t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: J Mackie| OR: 66

4/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f, 6/1) 38 days ago, not knocked about. Worth considering down in grade.

Form: 29/5-204

(8)

A Poet's Secret^t1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 66

28/1

Winner at Lingfield in November. 22/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 65V19-0

(3)

Abraaj³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: David Probert| T: S Pearce| OR: 64| BF

5/1

Winner at Newcastle in March. 11/10, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 31 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Needs to prove his effectiveness on turf.

Form: 620-313

(9)

Park Paddocks⁶⁸⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: S Lycett| OR: 60

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Hood on for 1st time in this code, second of 6 in handicap (9/1) at Nottingham (14f, good to soft), clear of rest. Off 22 months. Hard to know how much ability he retains.

Form: 54922/

(10)

Can Can Girl^v⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 54

12/1

Unreliable individual. Good second of 5 in handicap (14/1) at Ripon (14f, heavy) 9 days ago, slowly away. Not sure to be in the same form.

Form: 22-5872

(2)

Gold Ring⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: N Mechie| OR: 53

28/1

One win from 3 runs last year. 66/1, eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, heavy) 46 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Returns to this sphere with a bit to prove.

Form: 075/910-

(4)

Corsican Caper³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Saffie Osborne| T: K Frost| OR: 48

5/2

10/3, won 10-runner handicap at Catterick (12.1f, soft) 3 days ago, driven out. Longer trip shouldn't be an issue and makes plenty of appeal under a penalty.

Form: 886841

(7)

Calshot Spit⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S De Sousa| T: J Channon| OR: 51

11/4

8/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Bath (14f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Solid claims in a thin race.

Form: 666652

Non-Runners

(5)

Show No Fear⁹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: R Menzies J: D Tudhope

(11)

Carlton¹¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Miss Tracy Waggott J: T Eaves

(1)

Lilla Cross⁷⁹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: Mrs C A Dunnett J: R Ffrench

Forecasts

Corsican Caper (5/2), Calshot Spit (11/4), Swinging London (4/1), Abraaj (5/1), Carlton (10/1), Show No Fear (10/1), Park Paddocks (12/1), Can Can Girl (12/1), Lilla Cross (25/1), Gold Ring (28/1), A Poet's Secret (28/1)

CALSHOT SPIT made more of an impact from a reduced mark at Bath 8 days ago and, if he can build on that, he might have enough to take what looks a weak race on paper. Recent Catterick winner Corsican Caper is a player and Swinging London can't be dismissed.